Current health expenditure per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Current health expenditure per capita was 41.27 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Malawi is 41.27 current US$, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Malawi peaked at 46.41 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.43 current US$, in 2001.
Malawi ranks 178th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.85 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 7.43 current US$ | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 11.17 current US$ | +50.5% |
| 2003 | 12.32 current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 15.94 current US$ | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 17.24 current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 20.95 current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 25.02 current US$ | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 32.73 current US$ | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 35.56 current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 33.99 current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 39.29 current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 32.54 current US$ | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 39.54 current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 35.34 current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 34.97 current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 34.03 current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 37.6 current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 36.7 current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 36.92 current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 42.38 current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 46.41 current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 40.03 current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 41.27 current US$ | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.72 current US$ | 7.43 current US$ | 35.56 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.09 current US$ | 32.54 current US$ | 39.54 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.52 current US$ | 40.03 current US$ | 46.41 current US$ | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Malawi?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Malawi was 41.27 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 46.41 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.43 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Malawi ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.